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By Adventure Tours Australia
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Overview

  • Start in Alice Springs and see the whole Red Centre in six days, by day and by night. Walk the rim of Kings Canyon, travel the remote Mereenie Loop and explore both the West and East MacDonnell Ranges before finishing at Uluru and Kata Tjuta, with two chances to watch the sun set over the Rock.

    The nights are just as special. In the West Macs, a Traditional Owner shares First Nations stories of the stars on their own Country. In the East Macs, lasers and telescopes reveal the southern sky at Star Camp, where you sleep in an Eco Star Tent beneath the Milky Way.

    You will swim at Ellery Creek Big Hole, walk Kata Tjuta's Valley of the Winds, learn about Anangu culture at the Cultural Centre and walk around the base of Uluru after sunrise. Small group of up to 16, local expert guide, all main meals and camping included.

Activity location

  • Alice Springs
    • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mantra Alice Springs
    • 11 Leichhardt Terrace
    • 0870, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    4 nights in twin-share permanent eco tents (bed, linen, towel and pillow)
  • Inclusions
    West Macs First Nations Astronomy Experience
  • Inclusions
    Comfortable air-conditioned 4x4 coach
  • Inclusions
    1 night in a traditional Aussie swag with built-in foam mattress and sleeping bag
  • Inclusions
    National Park Passes
  • Inclusions
    'Outback By Day, Universe by Night' Laser & Telescope Astronomy Experience and Star Camp overnight

Know before you book

    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Travellers should have a high level of physical fitness
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Alice Springs to Kings Creek Station

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Permanent Eco Tent – Twin-share

Alice Springs (Pass by)

Pickup from your accommodation at about 6:00 am, then a long scenic drive south through the desert.

Yulara

  • 1h
Early lunch stop near Yulara before heading north.

Kings Creek Station

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Arrive at a working outback cattle station on the edge of Watarrka National Park (Kings Canyon). Take a gentle walk as the afternoon light turns the land gold, then gather around the campfire for dinner and your first night under the Red Centre stars.

Day 2: Kings Canyon, Mereenie Loop and First Nations stars

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Swag camping, West MacDonnell Ranges

Kings Canyon Rim walk

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
One of the great outback walks. Climb to the top of the canyon's sheer sandstone walls, follow the 6 km rim past the beehive domes of the Lost City, then step down into the Garden of Eden, a palm-fringed waterhole sheltering more than 600 species of plants and animals.

Mereenie Loop Road (Pass by)

After lunch at Ginty's Lookout, leave the bitumen behind. The Mereenie Loop is a remote red-dirt road through some of Central Australia's most untouched country, with big desert views around every bend.

West MacDonnell National Park

  • 2h
Camp in the West MacDonnell Ranges, home of the Western Arrernte people. After dark, a Traditional Owner shares ancient stories written in the stars above this Country, including the Seven Sisters, before you drift off in a swag under the open sky.

Day 3: West Macs, East Macs and Star Camp

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Eco Star Tent, Star Camp, East MacDonnell Ranges

Ormiston Gorge

  • 3h
Rise early for one of the finest walks in the West Macs. The Ormiston Pound loop crosses open spinifex country into a vast natural pound, then returns through the towering red walls of Ormiston Gorge.

Ochre Pits

  • 30m
See bands of coloured rock up close at a site of deep cultural significance, where ochre has been mined for thousands of years.

Ellery Creek Big Hole

  • 1h
Cool off with a swim in this deep waterhole framed by towering red cliffs, then enjoy lunch in the shade before heading east.

Arltunga Bush Pub & Eco Retreat

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Arrive at Star Camp, purpose-built for the night sky. Help your guide cook a classic camp-oven dinner, then join the 'Outback By Day, Universe by Night' laser and telescope astronomy experience, with almost no light pollution. Autumn asleep in your Eco Star Tent beneath the Milky Way.

Day 4: East MacDonnell Ranges and Uluru sunset

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Permanent eco tent, Yulara

Arltunga Historical Reserve

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Wander the ruins of Central Australia's first town, born from a gold rush in the 1880s, and picture life for the miners who chased their luck in this tough country.

Trephina Gorge Nature Park

  • 1h
Take a guided walk beneath glowing quartzite cliffs and ancient river red gums, with plenty of birdlife along the way.

Emily Gap

  • 30m
Walk to the red rock walls of Emily Gap, a sacred site for the Eastern Arrernte people, and hear why this place matters so much to its Traditional Owners.

Uluru

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Cross the desert to Yulara just in time for sunset. With a light snack in hand, watch Uluru shift through deep oranges, reds and purples as the light fades, then head back to camp for dinner with your group.

Day 5: Kata Tjuta and Uluru cultural experience

  • 3 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch, snacks
  • Accommodation: Permanent eco tent, Yulara

Kata Tjuta - The Olgas

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Walk the Valley of the Winds trail between the 36 towering domes of Kata Tjuta, reaching two lookouts with sweeping views over the desert.

Uluru-Kata Tjuta Cultural Centre

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Learn about Anangu culture and see art by First Nations artists of the Western and Central Deserts. Your guide shares insights into rock art, creation stories and the ongoing connection of Anangu to this place.

Uluru

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Your evening, your choice. Watch a second Uluru sunset with the group (weather permitting), or book an optional sunset camel tour or a visit to the Field of Light at extra cost.

Day 6: Uluru sunrise and Base Walk

  • 4 stops
  • Meals: breakfast, lunch
  • Accommodation: Not included

Uluru

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
An early start is rewarded with sunrise over Uluru, as first light sets the rock glowing red against the desert sky.

Uluru

  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Get up close to Uluru on the full base walk, passing caves and waterholes as the rock's many faces change around you. A shorter part base walk is also available.

Ayers Rock Airport (Pass by)

Yulara finishes are dropped at Ayers Rock Airport in time for their flight.

Alice Springs (Pass by)

Alice Springs finishes drive north across the desert, arriving at about 5:30 pm at the end of an epic six days.

Location

Activity location

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    Alice Springs
    • Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Mantra Alice Springs
    • 11 Leichhardt Terrace
    • 0870, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

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